SB 1538 Arizona Senate · 57th Legislature - Second Regular Session

moving violation; citation; AZPOST-certified officer

SB 1538 clarifies that only AZPOST-certified peace officers may issue moving violation citations in Arizona. The bill amends Arizona Revised Statutes § 28-1592 to explicitly state that "a moving civil traffic violation may only be issued by a peace officer," ensuring only properly certified officers can issue these tickets. This directly affects traffic enforcement officers and individuals receiving moving violation citations. The change standardizes who can issue these citations but does not alter the timing requirements for filing or serving tickets.

Bill status failed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Feb 2026

House Failed

Jun 2026

Governor

Introduced Feb 2, 2026 Last action Jun 11, 2026

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What changed between versions

House Engrossed Version (06/11/2026) → Senate Engrossed Version (02/26/2026) · 5 edits · Feb 26, 2026

MODERATE

The bill completely changed from a proposal to provide workers' compensation for PTSD treatment using a specific drug (Midomafetamine) to a bill regulating how civil traffic violation cases are started and processed. The new version removes all references to mental health, drug coverage, and federal research funding, replacing them with strict deadlines for issuing traffic tickets and rules for how moving violations can be filed by police or prosecutors.

Scope change

The bill's scope shifted entirely from healthcare and drug regulation to traffic court procedure and enforcement.

SCOPE

Removed all provisions regarding workers' compensation coverage for firefighters and peace officers suffering from PTSD.

FISCAL

Removed requirements for federal research funding to be transferred to Arizona State University and the conditional enactment tied to FDA drug approval.

REQUIREMENT

Added strict timelines requiring traffic tickets to be issued or filed within 60 days of the alleged violation.

Modified the statute to include specific deadlines for serving traffic complaints and amending original citations when details change.

ENFORCEMENT

Added a rule that moving traffic violations can only be issued by a peace officer or prosecutor.

Floor votes · House Jun 11, 2026

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Amendments

Jun 11, 2026

Vote failed

House Vote: fail (21-31-7)

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Jun 1, 2026

Lower · Passed

DPA

lower

Mar 23, 2026

Lower · Passed

DPA/SE

lower

Feb 26, 2026

Upper · Passed

PASSED

upper

Feb 26, 2026

Upper · Passed

DPA

upper

Feb 11, 2026

Upper · Passed

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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors